Honorable Mention – “If Only”
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We are cooking biryani
my boy and I, and drinking wine.
Children of our blood
and dogs tumble at our feet,
cinnamon, ginger and garlic
permeate the kitchen air.
Breathing in the fragrance
we share these happy hours
and I imagine a day when I am gone –
my boy an old man,
his long-legged daughter
whirling now about the kitchen,
coming home to him again
and pouring the celebration wine,
he’ll understand – there are moments
you wish could go on forever.
Sharon Auberle is the author of three poetry collections, two of which also contain her photographs, and a recent collaboration with poet Ralph Murre. She has authored a blog – Mimi’s Golightly Café at sharonauberle.blogspot.com for seven years, which contains a potpourri of her images and words.